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Valère Amoussou
Valère Amoussou (born 10 March 1987) is a Beninese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Amoussou was born in Cotonou. He began his career with Mogas 90 FC and joined in January 2008 to AS Porto-Novo Association Sportive Oussou Saka is a football club in Benin, playing in the town of Porto-Novo Porto-Novo (Portuguese: "New Port", , ; yo, Àjàṣẹ́, ), also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe, is the capital of Benin. The commune covers a .... He was part of the Beninese 2008 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to qualify for the next round. Amoussou played his first game on 29 January 2008 against Nigeria national football team, Nigeria. on www.fussballdaten.de and his first call was in 2006. References |
Cotonou
Cotonou (; fon, Kútɔ̀nú) is a city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area. The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The city lies in the southeast of the country, between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Nokoué. In addition to being Benin's largest city, it is the seat of government, although Porto-Novo is the official capital. History The name "Cotonou" means "by the river of death" in the Fon language.Butler, Stuart (2019) ''Bradt Travel Guide - Benin'', pgs. 74-91 At the beginning of the 19th century, Cotonou (then spelled "Kutonou") was a small fishing village, and is thought to have been formally founded by King Ghezo of Dahomey in 1830. It grew as a centre for the slave trade, and later palm oil and cotton. In 1851 the French Second Republic made a treaty with King Ghezo that allowed them to establish a trading post at Cotonou. During the reign of King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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